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Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous

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  • We .............. (travel) for less than an hour when the coach broke down.
    had been travelling
  • After she .............. (chose) a new skirt, she looked for a top to match it.
    had chosen
  • I looked for my bag everywhere, but I couldn't remember where .......... (I/put) it.
    I had put
  • I.............. (never/snorkel) before Mia took me last year.
    had never snorkelled
  • When I checked the receipt later, I realised I .............. (pay) too much for my shopping.
    had paid
  • By the time the shops opened, they .............. (queue) for nearly an hour.
    had been queueing
  • My brother eventually went to the doctor because his leg .............. (hurt) for a week.
    had been hurting
  • You would have saved money if you ..............(buy) that jacket in the sale.
    had bought
  • When I met Dean, he .............. (work) as a teacher in Argentina since 2012.
    had been working
  • I .............. (try) to get a ticket to the show for several minutes when the website crashed
    had been trying
  • I could tell my mum ..............(cook) because the kitchen smelled of curry.
    had been cooking
  • Sam forgot to take a hat on the camping trip, but luckily his friend .............. (bring) a spare one.
    had brought
  • I couldn't make my new tablet work because I .............. (lose) the instructions.
    had lost
  • Clara was annoyed because the book she'd ordered .............. (not/arrive) before her classes started.
    hadn't arrived
  • Greg was tired last night because .............. (he/play) basketball all day.
    had been playing
  • He made a dentist's appointment because he .................... (broke) a tooth.
    had broken
  • We ............... (not leave) early enough, so we missed our train.
    hadn't left
  • My cousin .............. (learn) to drive for over a year before she passed her test.
    had been learning
  • How long .............. (you/play) the guitar before we met?
    had you been playing
  • I .............. (wait) for my friend for an hour when he phoned to say he couldn't come.
    had been waiting
  • They .............. (look) for their dog for 2 days when it turned up outside their house.
    had been looking